Copied portion of Henry David Thoreau wiki - October/November
Biography wikipage:
A brief list of relevant biographical information about Thoreau (seven to ten items)
Databases and/or Online Resources to Use for this Project: Online Subscription Databases
Biography Resource Center
Biography Resource Center Tipsbrc_tip.pdf
Grolier Online
World Book Online - Advanced WBAdvanced.doc
A brief summary of Thoreau’s philosophy (one to two paragraphs, supported by at least two to three quotations from Thoreau’s essays) as it pertains to the relationship between the individual and society
Glogster wikipage:
At the end of your collaborative research create an individual Glogster Biographical Essay/Poster on Henry David Thoreau.
As you conduct your research, you will work alone or in pairs to research specific questions and, then, to present a summary of your research (as well as your sources) on a wiki we have created for this project. Your final product will be a page that each of you will create independently on Glogster where you will share: · a brief list of relevant biographical information about Thoreau (seven to ten items), · a brief summary of Thoreau’s philosophy (one to two paragraphs, supported by at least two to three quotations from Thoreau’s essays) as it pertains to the relationship between the individual and society, · and a response (three paragraphs) to the project’s essential question (“Would Henry David Thoreau have a Facebook account?”), based upon your review of several articles that examine the benefits and costs of social networking technology (you must include quotations from at least two of the articles provided on the “Social Networking” portion of our wiki).
Post your Glogster title, and your name, with the applicable URL to this page of our wiki.
E-mail Ms. Francine for your Password (PW) to open your Glogster Education account.
After opening your account, you may change your PW, we suggest that you are use the same PW that you are using here at Fenn this year, and confirming this PW change with Ms. Francine via e-mail.
8th grade:
Google Lit Trips9th grade:
Google Lit TripsCopied portion of Henry David Thoreau wiki - October/November
Biography wikipage:
A brief list of relevant biographical information about Thoreau (seven to ten items)
Databases and/or Online Resources to Use for this Project:
Online Subscription Databases
Biography Resource Center
Biography Resource Center Tips
Grolier Online
World Book Online - Advanced
Online Resources
NoodleTools-NoodleBibOnline User's Guide to NoodleBib
- Share to Class List: 9th grade English Farley
Websites of AssistanceHow to Choose a Search Tool
Boolean Searching on the Internet
Basic Search Techniques
Keyword Searching in Library Databases - Online Tutorial from University of Missouri-St. Louis
Search Strategies - UC Berkeley
Philosophy & HDT Quotes wikipage:
A brief summary of Thoreau’s philosophy (one to two paragraphs, supported by at least two to three quotations from Thoreau’s essays) as it pertains to the relationship between the individual and society
Glogster wikipage:
At the end of your collaborative research create an individual Glogster Biographical Essay/Poster on Henry David Thoreau.
Glogster Online Tutorial - Created by Traci Blazosky
As you conduct your research, you will work alone or in pairs to research specific questions and, then, to present a summary of your research (as well as your sources) on a wiki we have created for this project. Your final product will be a page that each of you will create independently on Glogster where you will share:
· a brief list of relevant biographical information about Thoreau (seven to ten items),
· a brief summary of Thoreau’s philosophy (one to two paragraphs, supported by at least two to three quotations from Thoreau’s essays) as it pertains to the relationship between the individual and society,
· and a response (three paragraphs) to the project’s essential question (“Would Henry David Thoreau have a Facebook account?”), based upon your review of several articles that examine the benefits and costs of social networking technology (you must include quotations from at least two of the articles provided on the “Social Networking” portion of our wiki).
Post your Glogster title, and your name, with the applicable URL to this page of our wiki.
For example:
Kim's HDT Glogster
Thoreau Wisdom
Glogster User Names (UN):
E-mail Ms. Francine for your Password (PW) to open your Glogster Education account.
After opening your account, you may change your PW, we suggest that you are use the same PW that you are using here at Fenn this year, and confirming this PW change with Ms. Francine via e-mail.